How Treble Damages rules vary in Montana

US-MT treble damages rules

This source-backed guide covers US-MT treble damages authority (Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious)). It explains how to read the calculator's multiplier output and points to the controlling US-MT multiplier statutes.

What the output means

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When the calculator shows a multiplier result, read it as a statutory multiplier on the base damages figure, not as a separate damages category.

• Base damages stay the same until the multiplier is applied.
• The statutory multiplier changes the total by the rule-specified factor.
• Any cap, exception, or carve-out still controls if the statute says it does.

US-MT rule notes

Statutory multiplier

Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious) governs the treble (multiple) damages rule for US-MT.

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What changes the result most

• The base damages input, because the multiplier applies to that number.
• The statutory multiplier itself, because 2x, 3x, and 4x produce different totals.
• Any cap or carve-out in the statute, because it can limit the multiplied amount.

Use the calculator

DocketMath's treble-damages calculator can model multiplier outcomes once you identify the controlling statute and whether a cap or exception applies. Use the source panel for the verified primary-source rule.

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Sources

• 30-14-133 — Mont. Code Ann. § 30-14-133 (Montana Consumer Protection Act — discretionary up to 3x); Mont. Code Ann. § 70-16-107 (timber trespass — automatic 3x for willful/wanton/malicious)

All sources are official primary law published by mca.legmt.gov.

Corroboration method: government_primary_source_direct_fetch.